Shoe.



A` H. PRENZEL.

SHOE.

APPucATioN FILED Nov. i6. 19x23,

1 1 90,3 l 9. luffnted July 11, 1916).

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

` STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ADAM H. PBENZEL, 0F HALIFAX, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOB T0 UNITED SHOEMACHINERY COMPANY, 0F PATTERSON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION NEW JERSEY.

SHOE.

specification o: Leim-s Patent.

Patented July 11, 1916.

Application led November 16, 191B. Serial No. 731,892.

To all whom it may concern.' v

Be it known that I, ADAM H. PRENZEL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Halifax, in the county of Dauphin and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sboes,of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawing.

This inventionrelates to an improvement in shoes.

The primary obiect of the present invention is the provision of a strongand durable shoe which in appearance is notinferior to the shoes of thewell known welt or turned types, but which is of such a constructionthat it can be manufactured more economically and easily than the shoesof these types as made according to the present methods.

Other objects of the invention will be aparent from the detaileddescription hereinafter when read in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part hereof, wherein a convenient embodiment oi theinvention is illustrated, and wherein like characters of refe ence referto similar parts in the several vi vs.

The novel process of makingshocs herein disclosed is not claimed hereinbut is claimed in my co-pnding application Serial No. 731,894, filed ofeven date herewith, upon which application Letters Patent No. 1,159,083were granted November 2, 1915, while similarly the novel shoe soleherein disclosed is not claimed herein but is claimed in my' Leo-pendingapplication Serial No. 731,893, also filed of even date herewith.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan view of an unflnishedshoeembodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of thecompleted shoe; Fig. 3 is a sectional bottom plan of the upper andportions of the insole; Fig. 4 is a bottom plan of the insole; Fig. 5 isa top plan of the outsole; Fig. 6 is a cross section through the out:sole; Fig. 7 is a cross section through the insole and Fig. 8 is anenlarged section of the various parts in their associated condition whenthe shoe is completed.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the improved shoecomprises an uliper A., an outer sole B, and an inner sole C. The outersole B is provided with a channel b around the edge of the frontportionvthereof, the ends of said channel terminating adjacent to theheel portion of the sole. The channel b is formedby cutting out aportionof the outer sole with any suitable' implement, theformation ofsuch channel providing a vertical shoulder b 6oV extending around theforward ortion of the outer sole B. The base of tli or recess binclines`downwardly from the shoulder b', to ,the outer edge of the soloto a slight extent for a purpose to be hereinafter more particularly setforth, and the base of said channel or recess, at one end thereof,merges into the upper surface of the heel portion of the outer sole.

The upper A, which may be of any suitable form, is provided with shortinwardly extending cuts a a in its lower edge on each side thereof, saidcuts overlying, when the upper is positioned over the outer sole, the

end portions of the channel or recess b formed therein.

The inner sole C is of such a size that when superposed on the outersole B, the outer portion thereof will project outwardly bey/,ond theshoulder b of the channel or recess in theouter edge of the outer soleand will overlie the base"of such channel or recess. The sides of theinner sole C have' secured thereto in any suitable manner,

flaps or welt/s a c of fabric or other strong flexible material, suchflaps extending conveniently from the shank ofthe innerl sole to pointsatljacent the front thereof.

In making the shoe the inner sole is placed directly upon the outer soleand tlf-e :fda 9o fiaps or welts c c thereof are tucked in- 'wardly soas to overlie the vertical `shoulxler b and the botto of the channel orrecess b which is forme in the outer portion of the y outer sole B. Thelower edge or .the upper, forward of the nicksa a therein,

is turned outwardlyas at a', and in securing the upper in position, theoutwardly ex tending portion a thereof is tucked; into the space whichis provided bet'wenthe 10o upper will directly overlie'the vertical 105shoulder of the channel or recess b in the e channel outer sole whilethe remainder of said outwardly turned portion a of the upper will restdirectly upon the bottom of said channel or recess. The tucked-in partof the 5 outwardly turned portion a of the upper is secured directly tothe outer sole by means of lasting staples or other fastening means Ewhich pass through thelower edge of the upper and into the verticalshoulder b of the channel or recess which is formed in the outer edgevof the outer sole. The vertical shoulder b of the channel or'recess inthe outer portion of the outer sole prgvides a.l solid backing againstwhich the lower edge of the upper may be secured by the lasting staplesE, which staples are allowed to remain in posit-ion and become' apermanent part of the sole attaching means.

It will be seen that the lasting staples which are utilized to connectthe upper to the outer sole pass through the strips of fabric c c whichare secured to the sides of the inner sole C as well as' through theupper and that by reason of this fact, such 'staples or other fasteningmeans serve to connect the inner sole to the .outer sole in a strongdurable manner so as practically to preclude its sepa ration therefrom.lhe utilization of securing flaps or strips of this character inconnection with the insole is also of con# siderable value as it.enables the use of a cheaper material for making iii-soles. whichmaterials could not, themselves, be properly'siecured in position bystitchin, r or fastening,r means.

The lower edge of that portion of the upper in the rear of the cuts n,a. therein is turned inwardly andv secured by nails or other suitablefastening means tothe iin-- 4o dersidc of the inner sole C. Theoutwardly turned portion a of the upper which overlies the bottom of the4channel or recess b in the outer sole B, is next trimmed so that theedge thereof will be positioned inwardly of the edgeof the outersole anda portion of the bottom of the channel or recess I) of the outer solelwill be exposed.

B' designatesa welt strip which is adapted to overliethcoutwardlyextending por.-

v5o tion a of the upper and theexposed por.-

tionfof the bottom of the channel or recess ofthe outer sole. The weltstrip B is forced inwardly between the portion of the upper .which istucked inwardly between the inner 65 and outer soles, the inner edge ofsaid welt' strip being adapted to overlie the lasting staples which passthrough the upper into the shoulder L of the channel or recess b in theinner sole, and thus serves to prevent withdrawal of the staples. With"the welt B in this position, it is secured to the outer edge. by a rowof stitching b2 or other fastening means which passes through the weltstrip, the outer sole and the interposed portiorrot theV upper, as wellas those portions of the fiaps c c of the inner sole which oven lie thebase of the channel or recess b in the outer sole.

The welt strip B is of a length to completely fill the channel or recessb in they() outer sole of the shoe and is conveniently (1f such wid-ththat when secured in position, U the outer edge thereof will lie Hushwith th f outer edge of the outer sole, thus simplifyfj ing thefinishing' of the sole of the shoe/75 When the welt strip is secured in`position it is drawn tightly intoi engagement with the exposed portionof 'the bottom of the recess b in the outer sole so that the jointbetween the welt strip v'and the outer/sole go will be practicallyinvisible.l The lowepface of the welt strip Bvis preferably beveledslightly, said strip being thinner at its thinner edge than at its outeredge. This construction facilitates the forcing of the Welt g5' stripinwardly between the inner and outer soles.

lVhile any well known form of welt strip lmay be used to form the shoeas above described, I prefer touse for the purpose of 9@ simplicity andeconomy of manufacture, a. welt strip which is formed as a part of the`outer sole, and to this'end the portion of the outer sole which isremoved to form the channel or recess b therein is utilized as the g5welt strip` suchv portion being detached from the sole at one end ofthe. groove or channel only. Simultaneously with the,v removal ot thewelt strip B from the outer sole to form the channel or recess b"therein, a small 10 strip is eut, from the outer edge of the welt stripso that said strip will be'of slightly less width than tbe channel orrecess which is formed along the outer edge of the outer\ sole. Bymaking thewelt strip of less width 195 than the channel in the outersole, provision is made for the thickness' of the upper which overliesthe shoulder at the inner edge of the channel or recess, so that whenthe welt strip is securedl in position, the outer 11g edge thereof willlie flush with the outer edge of the outer sole, which, as has beenbefore stated, facilitates the finishing Ofthe outer sole. In order' toinsure that the outer edge of the welt strip will lie ush with the outeredge of the sole throughout its length, the portion of the welt stripwhich surn rounds the toe ofthe shoe is made slightly" narrower thathlel'emainderntgiereof-sio to allow space ort e aceommQ-ntirtp t j tip ofthe shoe. .As has become me j: the bottom walls of the chminb in theouter sole and the underside dfi-,Be Welt strip;

B are conveniently beveledfthe outer-edge,l

of the welt strip being of gratrthielmessi'ngl than the inner edge. Thisbeing the ease, it will be seen that when strip is eut from the outeredge of the weltslstrip, the thickest portion ofthe welt strip isremoved which tends to' prevent the formation of a. sole hav- :se

ing a bulky appearance when the welt strip is secured thereto with theouter edge thereof flush with the outer edge of said outer sole. With ashoe constructed in the mannerabove described, it `will be seen that asthe inner' scle projects outwardly beyond the shoulder which forms't-heinner wall of the channel or recess in the outersole, end as such soleis secured to the outer sole by the same fastening means whichareiutiliz'e'd to secure the upper to the-outer Sole, the upper cannotbe drs-wn inwardly to ex? so that in `appearance the shoe does notdiffer materially from the ordinary welt and* turned shoes asatfpresent' m: 1nufactured,. and'at the salme time by reason of the sim-'plicityof 'the construction `offthe present I shoe, andthe smll numberof operations entailed lin the manufacture thereoL-'itcan be made muchmore economically than-"shoes ofthe types now manufactured.

In completing the shoe, the of the outer sole is fastenedtothei'nnersole in any Well known manner and if desired,

any well known form of heei'maylbesecured .ing means connectingthe weltstrip, out sole, and interposed portionoiz'A the upper.

2. In eshoc, an outer sole, an inner sole, means for securing the edgeportion of the.4 inner sole to the edge portion' of the outeir sole withthe edge portion of said innerto the'outer sole. In the drawing u springheel shoe is illustrated and'vhenthe invention is utilize'dinvconnection' with a shoe of this type ltheheel portion of theoutersole ispreferably stamped outwardly to. form the heel Vof the' shoe andfiller-of any suitnble kind is interposed .Y between the saidstfimped-out portion and the' heel portion ofthe -'nner.sole, the-ptrtsbein'g fastened together in any well kno-.17:1 ni-eimer.

While n convenient embodiment of the invention is illustratedV v in the:ccompanying drawings, itwill'be vunderstood that the inventioniSnot-limited to the particular forml und construetionrtherein lshownand that various changes may be made without departing from thorspiritand scope of the invention as defined i'n the appended claims.

1. In a shoe, nn outer sol.c,n.n inner sole1 means for securing-theedge-portion of the inner sole to the edge portion of the outer solewith the edge portion ofllsziid inner; solc` in vspaced reiation to scieigiouter sole, an upper provided with z iriioutwardly turned. portionoverlying'the edge portion of the outer sole, 1 1. vwelt vstripoverlying the out; .wardly ,turned portion? of jthe upper, the. inneredge of saidv welt strip extendingvbe-,f

`tween the inner und outer soles,va nd faste sole in spaced relation toSuid outer sole, an upper, a portionl of the lower edge of said upperbeing tucked inwardly between the outer edge of said outer soie .ff

strip overlying the edge ortion of the outer sole'and the portion 0v theupper resting 1 thereon, and fastening means connecting the welt strip,outer sole, and interposed por-A Y tion of the upper.

13. In e shoe,vavn outer sole, en inner `Sole,

ineens for securing the. edgeportion of the pose thejoint at the'inneredge of the welt,f=

inner-sole tothe edge portion-of the cuter4 sole ,with the edge .portion`of said inner sole in spaced relation to said outer sole-an' upper, aportion of'. the `lower edge ofeed upper being tucked inwardly. betweenthe inner und outer soles. and thefree edge ot Vsaidportionbeing'extended .outwnrdy to overlie the edge portionv ofti.ie='outer sole,

."snid inwardly'tucked portion 'o the upper being also secured tothe'outer-isole, :i welt strip overlying the edge portion of theoiitersole and the portion of the lippe-rre .thereom the inner edge 'of'saidweit-Strip extending between the inner end. -outereoles, and fasteningmeans connecting the Welt strip, outer sole, and interposed portion oftheupper. Y 4. In ashoe, an outer solo, nii-limer sole overlying theedge"portion`off the -ouhgrlv solennd the outwardly extendiiig portionof the upper, said inner soleibeingprovided i with outwardly extending.securing p'orticn`s1- underlying the welt st riipQ-end securing" meansfor connecting the-welt strip, 'outer Aict sole, the interposed portionoff the upper, und the securing portions of. thejnner 5. In a shoe,mi.outer sole., en inner .soloVv thereon, the outer'edge of saidinnersole l being positioned inwardly of the outer edge of said outer solo,end snid inner sole being provided with attaching portions overlying theedge portion of the outer soie, nu upper provided ut its lower ,edgewithv nu out, wnrdly turned portionoveriying the edge portion of theouter solde welt strip overq lying the edge portion otheouter sole and.the outwardly turned portiono'the'upper, 1

between the .nuierend outer spl and in@ -ienxng menne for connecting t.velt strip, the v outer solo, the interposedport. n or the gripper, andthe attaching portions of the.v inner sole.

6, A- shoe comprising ancor/er seninner Asolo thereon, the outer edgeorinner solo being positioned ini.

s sole being provided with sittrmng overlying the edge portion o itthe'outer edgeV of' theinner Sole, a welt strip overlying theedgeportion of the outer sole and the outwardly ,tur-ned portion -of theupper, the inner edge of said Welt strip eX- tending between the innervand outer soles, and fastening means for connecting the welt strip, theouter sole, theinterposed portion of the upper 'and the attachingportions of the inner sole. 1

7. In a shoe, an outer sole provided with" a Vchannel around the edgeAportion' thereof, an inner sole overlyingjthe outer sole, the edgeportion of said inner sole projecting over the channel of the outersole, an lupper provided at its lower edge `with `an out wardly, turnedportion seated in the channel of the outer sole, a welt strip positionedin the channel of theouter sole and overlying the'outwardly, turnedportion of the upper seated therein, the inner edge of said welt stripextending between the inner and outer soles,'and vsecuring meansfonconnecting the weltl strip, outer sole, andfthe interposedv portionvof the upper.

8. In a shoe, an outer sole-.provided with a channel in the uppersurfacel thereof extending around its edge,fsaid channelv hav' inga.vertical inner shoulder; an .inner sole overlying the outer sole androjecting over the channel formed in thee ge thereof, .an

upper providedat its: lower edge vwith an lAoutv'vardlj," turned-portioiiellseatedl in the .channel formed in the outerdole, a portionof said upper being tuckedv inwardly between the inner and outersoles,fastening means passing through the inwardly tucked portion of the upperiiito the vertical shoulders of the/channel in the outer sole, Weltstrip positioned in the channel in the outer', sole and overlying theoutwardly turned portion ,of the upper seated therein, the inner edge ofsaid welt strip projecting'` betweenr the inner and outer Vsolesandsecur- .ing means connecting the welt strip, the

'outer sole, angl the interposed portion of the upper.

Y). In a shoe, an outer sole provided with .a channel .in theupper-surface thereofA extending around its edge, an'inner sole overlying. said outer sole, the edge portion oA said 'inner soleprojcctingover the channel formed in the outer sole, said inner sole heingprovided with securing portions extendingr from the sides thereof, andoverlying the channel in the outer sole, an upper provided at its loweredge with an outwardly turned portion seated in the channel formed inthe outer sole, a welt strip overlying the outwardly turned portion ofsaid upper, the

named welt and upper to the outsole.

inner edge of saidwelt projecting between the inner and outer. soles,and fastening means connecting the welt, outer sole, interposed portionofthe upper, and the attaching portions of the inner sole.'

10. In a shoe, an outer sole provided with a channel along its outeredge, said channel being'provided with an innerV vertical shoulder, aninner sole overlyingsaid outer sole, the edge portions of said innersole project- `ing over the channell formed in' -the outer sle, saidAinner sole being provided'with at-v.

taching portions extending from the sidesA thereof into the 'channel' inthe outer: sole,A ian upper provided at 'its lower edge withv anoutwardly turned portion' seated in tile' channel in the outer sole,fastening means passing through the upper andthe attaching portionsofthe inner soleand intothe vertical shoulder of the channel in 'theouter sole, a welt strip overlying thefoutwardlyv turned portion of theupper,- the innerfedge of said welt strip projecting between the inf. p.ner and outer soles andoverlymg the .fastening means extendingintofthevertical shoul`' der of the outer sole, and means'eonnecting the weltstrip, the outer sole, theinterposed portion of the upper, and theattaching portions of the inner sole. i

11. In a shoe, siperposed in'nerand outer soles, the edge portions ofsaid solezsfbeing arranged in spaced. -relat-ion-E and `the-'outer edgeof theinuer-'sole being positioned in',-` wardly vof Vthe outer edgejofthe outer sole,

an upper,l a' portion j 0f .saidupper being?. tucked inwardly between`the edge portions of said inner: and 'outer soles,and the freeedge ofsaid lportion being extended ont-v wardly to OVerIie-the'outer sole,fastening f means connecting said upper to said outersole'inwardly ofthe outer edge-of the inner.

sole, a welt strip overlyingA the outwardly' extended portion of theupper, and fastening means c/onnecting the welt strip, the

outer sole, and the interposed portion of thej upper. i

i2. A Sunbeam 'shgedmprsig in combination, an upper having an'outturnedsole attaching (lange,- an insole :provided witli'a welt (connectedA tothe bottom'face o f said insole, an outsole,'means forl securing theupper-to the outsole, said" means .serv- 13. A stitch-down shoe,comprising, in combination, an upper having an outturned solo attachingflange, an `insole provided with :t welt attached to its bottom'face, anoutsole, moans located in the angle of the` ilo mongie 5 upper andbetween the insole welt and the edge ofthe insole for securing the upperin this location, a welt laid upon the outturned up er flange, and meansfor securing said we t, the upper and the insole welt to the outsole.

14. A stitch-down shoe, comprising, in combination, an upper having anoutturned sole attaching flange, an insole provided with a welt attachedtothe bottom face of the insole, fastening means passing through theupper and said insole welt between said welt and the insole edg'e, anoutsole, and means for securing said upper to said outsole.

15. A stitch-down shoe, comprising, in

combination, an upper having an outturned sole attaching flange, aninsole provided with a welt attached to its under face, an outsole,staples located in the angle of the upper and securing said angle ofthe' upper to the outsole between the insole welt and the edge portionof the insole and serving also to secure the insole welt to the outsole,a welt laid upon the outturned flange of the directly to the outsole atpoints located be.

tween the outsole and insole, a welt laid upon said outturned ortion ofthe upper and having its inner e ge extending between the edge portionof theinsole and the outsole, means for securing said welt and upper tothe outsole, and means whereby said insole is also connected to theoutsole by one of the aforementioned securing means.

In testimon whereof I aliX my signature in presence o two witnesses.

ADAM H. PRENZEL.

Witnesses:

C. F. STILL, L. W. RYAN.

